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Do you ever feel like religious doctrines seem man-made? When we hear phrases like "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" in Church prayers and creeds, we might wonder whether the language comes from a patriarchal, institutional construct. We may find it distant, jarring, even 'cold' as a concept? This Trinity Sunday we explored the experience of God who is all the kinds of love we need to be fully human: parental, letting go love; child, growing into adulthood love; and friendship love, which is loyal, faithful and true. As we see the love that Jesus invites us into, in John 16.12-15, any notion of a cold, heartless, cruel Father God melts away. We come face-to-face with a love that is utterly unmatched, total and "finished."
Today's sermon ended with a time for reflection on a song by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir called My Help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPqOdLKwcsM&list=RDaPqOdLKwcsM&start_radio=1
Podcast by Heather Cetrangolo, 15 June 2025.
